"Jim Thorpe, PA"
Jim Thorpe by Easty

Jim Thorpe is located at the western edge of the Pocono Mountain region. It is known as Pennsylvania's Little Switzerland because of the steep mountain torraine of the Jim Thorpe area. This town was orginally known as Mauch Chunk. It was renamed to commerate the great Olympian Jim Thorpe during the 1930's, who resided in the area.